BTS’ 11 Most Exciting Accomplishments of 2018

From their release of two No. 1 albums to speaking at the United Nations in New York City, 2018 was truly a record-breaking, trailblazing year for BTS. Over the past 12 months, we watched as V, Jungkook, Jimin, Jin, Suga, J-Hope and RM transformed into international sensations and shook up the culture along the way.

While it’s impossible to list all of the group’s achievements this year, we decided to highlight 11 of the group’s most major accomplishments to illuminate just how incredible of a year it was for the South Korean music group. Though 2018 is coming to a close, the roller coaster that is BTS’ success shows no signs of slowing down just yet—with a Grammy nomination for their album’s visual design team, 2019 is looking equally as exciting for BTS.